Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao arrives in KabulOctober 9th, 2009 KABUL - Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao has arrived in Afghan capital Kabul to assess the situation arising out of Thursday's bomb blast outside the Indian embassy there, which claimed 17 lives and injured over 60. Rao will consult with senior embassy officials on the next steps for ensuring the safety and security of Indian embassy staff, sources said.
Rao leaves for KabulOctober 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao left for Kabul Friday to review the situation in the aftermath of the suicide attack Thursday outside the Indian embassy in Kabul, in which 17 people were killed. Rao will review security arrangements for the mission and inspect the damage after the blast, which was more powerful than a similar attack in July 2008, sources said.
'Those attacked Indian embassy are enemies of peace,' says Nirupama RaoOctober 9th, 2009 KABUL - Visiting Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao on Friday said that the people responsible for Thursday's bomb blast outside the Indian embassy here which claimed 17 lives and injured over 60, were enemies of peace, democracy, the people of Afghanistan and the people of India. "I think the investigation should be completed and as I said whoever is responsible for this attack is against peace, is against democracy, is against the people of Afghanistan, is against the people of India," Rao told media persons after surveying the damage caused to the embassy by the suicide car bomber.
Nirupama Rao to meet Afghanistan Foreign Minister, PresidentOctober 9th, 2009 KABUL - Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao is expected to meet Afghanistan Foreign Minister Rangin Dadfar Spanta and President Hamid Karzai today to assess the situation arising out of Thursday's bomb blast outside the Indian embassy here, which claimed 17 lives and injured over 60. The Foreign Secretary has visited the Indian embassy and seen the damage done to its premises by the suicide car bomber.
Taliban claims responsibility for attack on Indian mission in Kabul, toll rises to 17October 8th, 2009 KABUL - Taliban has reportedly claimed responsibility for the massive blast that occurred outside the heavily fortified walls of the Indian Embassy in Kabul on Thursday morning. According to reports, the death toll in the incident has risen to 17, which includes two police officers and 15 civilians.
Kabul blast: Indian embassy walls damaged, staff unhurtOctober 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI -The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday confirmed news of an explosion taking place outside the heavily fortified walls of the Indian Embassy in Kabul. A spokesman of the ministry said that the blast took place at 8.27 a.m., and added that the walls of the complex had sustained some damage.
Indian embassy members safe: foreign secretaryOctober 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - All staffers at the Indian embassy that was attacked by a suicide bomber in the Afghan capital Thursday morning were safe, Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao said here Thursday. She said the blast was "more or less similar" to the July 7, 2008 bombing, in which two Indian diplomats were killed.
Kabul blast: Indian embassy staff unhurt, one killed and four hurtOctober 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI/KABUL -An Indian Embassy official speaking on the condition of anonymity told ANI over phone that all embassy staff were safe and that only one Afghan policeman had been killed in a bomb explosion that took place outside the embassy premises on Thursday morning. He also confirmed that four others had been injured.
Afghan President Karzai terms Kabul blast a "heinous act of terror"October 8th, 2009 KABUL - Strongly condemning the bomb blast outside the Indian embassy in Kabul, Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Thursday described it as a "heinous act of terror" planned to target civilians. "This heinous act of terror was an obvious attack on civilians.
Bomb attack on Indian mission in Kabul more powerful than July 2008: SourcesOctober 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The blast that occurred outside Indian Embassy in Kabul this morning was more powerful than the last year's blast, sources here said. According to them, the blast created a "deeper crater" than the July 7, 2008 blast in which 41 people, including an army brigadier and a foreign service officer was killed and about 150 people were injured.
Kabul attack directed against Indian embassy, says Foreign SecretaryOctober 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao on Thursday said the suicide attack in Kabul was directed at the Indian embassy. "I believe that the suicide bomb was directed against the embassy because the suicide bomber came up to the outside perimeter wall of the embassy in a car loaded with explosives, obviously with the aim of targeting the embassy," Rao said.
Nirupama Rao to go to Kabul FridayOctober 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao is likely to go to Afghanistan Friday to take stock of the situation in the aftermath of the suicide attack on the Indian embassy in Kabul, in which 17 people were killed. According to reliable sources, Rao is expected to leave Friday for Kabul.
Blast near Indian embassy in KabulOctober 8th, 2009 KABUL - A large explosion was reportedly heard outside the Indian embassy here on Thursday. According to BBC reports, casualties are feared in an explosion.
Kabul blast: Indian envoy says its intensity was the same as 2008 blastOctober 8th, 2009 KABUL - India's Ambassador to Afghanistan Jayant Prasad on Thursday said this morning's blast outside the Indian embassy was of the same intensity as the blast that took place in the same area in July 2008. Ambassador Prasad also confirmed that as of now no embassy staff had been injured and that some walls of the embassy complex had been severely damaged.
Suicide bombing near Indian embassy in Kabul, 3 deadOctober 7th, 2009 KABUL - At least three people were killed in a suicide bombing near the Indian embassy in the Afghan capital Thursday morning. The explosion occurred on the road on which the India embassy and the Afghan interior ministry is located.
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